Lincoln Elementary School

As a close-knit K-5 school in DUMONT, New Jersey, Lincoln Elementary School works with 172 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Dumont Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 58% below typical.

Lincoln Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Dumont Public School District, a district that serves 2,467 students overall.

On demographics, Lincoln Elementary School shows that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 30% White, 14% Asian, 8% Black, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, On paper, Lincoln Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 19% of students at Lincoln Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

With demographic context factored in, Lincoln Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 57.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Bergen County shows median household earnings sit near $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Lincoln Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Dumont High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 55.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 180 students in 2018 compared to 172 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 44% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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